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Location: Dallas, Texas | OK, so you have an idea for a challenge and you're ready to get stuck in but you don't know what to do about the challenge banner. Well, have no fear, we're here to help you with that. If you need a hand just drop us a note here with as many details as you have and someone will jump in to make you a banner to match your theme. I've personally done many of these myself and will gladly pitch in when and where I can but it doesn't have to be just me. There's a lot of talent in our membership and if you fancy lending your artistic skills to help a brotha' out you're more than welcome to throw your hat in the ring when someone comes looking for a hand. Please remember no one is under any obligation to use the banners that come out of any collaboration - I know I missed the mark with several attempts last year - sometimes the muse talks to you and sometimes not. No biggie. Try again or find someone else to help out. Maybe another member sees your vision better. It's supposed to be fun.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | justifiedsinner - 2015-01-04 10:18 PM Being graphically impaired any help with Listomania and the Unloved would be much appreciated. So I had an idea for the Unloved Reading Challenge and I think it worked out pretty good. What do you think? 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | DrNefario - 2015-01-05 2:03 PM I would like some proper banners for my Omnibusters and Definitive 1950s challenges, if anyone wants to have a try. It might not be worth spending much time on the Omnibus one if it's only me doing it. I did one for the 1950s challenge to match the list banner. Let me know what you think! 
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Wonderful banner for The Unloved. In fact, I love it!
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DrNefario - 2015-01-05 2:03 PM I would like some proper banners for my Omnibusters and Definitive 1950s challenges, if anyone wants to have a try. It might not be worth spending much time on the Omnibus one if it's only me doing it. I did one for the 1950s challenge to match the list banner. Let me know what you think!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | justifiedsinner - 2015-01-04 10:18 PM Being graphically impaired any help with Listomania and the Unloved would be much appreciated. Here's one for Listomania. When I made lists, which I was always doing back in high school, I always ended up doodling on them so that was my inspiration. Hope you like it.  |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | DrNefario - 2015-01-05 2:03 PM I would like some proper banners for my Omnibusters... So I went with a Mythbusters style logo. Let me know what you think. 
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Location: UK | I was thinking Ghostbusters myself, but that looks good to me. Thanks. |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Anyone want to make a banner for the Series A-Z Challenge? Admin - yours are always awesome, so if you have any ideas, please have at it. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I've got a few ideas for the banner. I'll try and get something together in the next couple days. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Well, clearly that took longer than a few days. My initial ideas turned out to be crap so I had to come up with something better. I hope you like it. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2015-07-03 12:14 PM I like it! Thank you! Glad you like it and you are most welcome! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Here's what I came up with. It's the cover from Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny. Let me know what you think. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Engelbrecht - 2015-10-02 11:16 PM I've set up a short new challenge, but I need help with making a banner for it. The challenge ( 2015 Trick or Treat) is to read just one horror book for Halloween, so there should be plenty of good possibilities for a striking banner. What do you think? 
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Location: UK | I've just foolishly created another new challenge, TIE-IN Fighter, for media tie-in fiction, and would very much like it not to have a generic banner. Thanks.  |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | DrNefario - 2015-10-19 7:41 AM I've just foolishly created another new challenge, TIE-IN Fighter, for media tie-in fiction, and would very much like it not to have a generic banner. Thanks. Hey Doc, I did see this post but I've not had much time or creative drive lately to work anything out. I'll see what I can do this week. I have a few ideas kicking around that I want to try... |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | OK, here is what I came up for the TIE-IN challenge. Let me know what you think. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I also put together a banner for the 70's reading challenge. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | And one for Emil's Audiobooks challenge. This one will make sense when you read his description... sort of... 
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Location: UK | Doing the Pick and Mix again this year,and would like to have the usual banner. Thanks! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | @Admin - Thanks for the new Space Opera banner. I was going to ask, but you beat me to it! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | illegible_scribble - 2016-01-01 4:53 AM I'd like to make a request for 2016 versions of past challenges: Short Fiction Reading Challenge (novellas, anthologies, and collections)
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Authors of Color The Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge has been renewed for 2016! Glad to see we are still getting interest in this one after 4 years. For the others, if the original challenge host does not take up the gauntlet in the next couple weeks anyone who wants can pick them up. Give 'em a little time to get around to it and perhaps contact them to see if they're still doing them. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dustydigger - 2016-01-01 8:17 AM Doing the Pick and Mix again this year,and would like to have the usual banner. Thanks! Done deal! Have fun. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2016-01-01 10:49 PM @Admin - Thanks for the new Space Opera banner. I was going to ask, but you beat me to it! You are most welcome! I finally got the new RYO badge done too as well as some other RYO updates. More to come as we get feared up for the New Year. |
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hi Dave, I'm running the I Just Have to Read... Challenge again. Can you load the banner with the year updated again? Thanks! |
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hey Dave, I also am hosting the LGBTQ challenge this year. Can you load the banner with the year updated for this challenge as well? Thanks again! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | spoltz - 2016-01-02 8:43 AM Hey Dave, I also am hosting the LGBTQ challenge this year. Can you load the banner with the year updated for this challenge as well? Thanks again! Have to Read More and LGBTQ banners are done. |
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Location: Gunnison, Colorado | If anyone cares to try a banner for the new "Author! Author!" challenge, go for it. My talents don't lie in that direction... Maybe something like the "SF/F/H" Authors banner that's currently one of the alternating pictures on the homepage? The idea of the challenge is to read multiple books by the same author.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Scott Laz - 2016-01-20 6:16 PM If anyone cares to try a banner for the new "Author! Author!" challenge, go for it. My talents don't lie in that direction... Maybe something like the "SF/F/H" Authors banner that's currently one of the alternating pictures on the homepage? The idea of the challenge is to read multiple books by the same author. Scott Laz 
Here ya go. Hope you like.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I made banners for the Mixed Mini and io9 challenges. Hope you like these. The mini one is a bit on the strange side but it's all I could come up with...  
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Hi, if someone wants to make a banner for the new Today's Random Reads challenge it would be great.
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Hi, if someone wants to make a banner for the new Today's Random Reads challenge it would be great. I haven't a clue how, and I'm not very picky. I was thinking a pair of dice Or maybe a slot machine? |
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Slot machine good idea too.
Instead of showing a win line of all cherries, bars, or whatever. Maybe a win line of the letters R N G? (Random Number Generator)
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Location: Dallas, Texas | striker2550 - 2016-07-12 6:22 PM Hi, if someone wants to make a banner for the new Today's Random Reads challenge it would be great. I haven't a clue how, and I'm not very picky. I was thinking a pair of dice, but I'm open to just about anything.......Thanks to anyone that helps. Here's my take. I hope you like. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2016-07-15 2:42 PM Could someone make a banner for the Global Reading Challenge? Please and thank you. Here ya go. Hope you like it! 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | striker2550 - 2016-07-18 1:04 PM @Administrator Thank you! The banner you made for the Today's Random Reads is fantastic! Glad you like!
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Location: behind the 4th wall | The banner for the Global Reading Challenge is fantastic! Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2016-07-18 4:02 PM The banner for the Global Reading Challenge is fantastic! Thanks! Hey! Two for two. Glad you like yours too.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2016-08-05 10:10 AM Could someone make a banner for the Theology in Genre Fiction challenge? Please and thank you. I'll have a go at this over the weekend.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2016-08-05 10:10 AM Could someone make a banner for the Theology in Genre Fiction challenge? Please and thank you. Took a little longer than I thought but here ya go. I searched for real religious symbols and augmented them with some crop circle patterns and other symbols to suggest alien religions etc. I snuck in an atheist symbol while I was at it. The background is the Eye of God Nebula which I thought was a bit of fun for those who might recognize it  |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | The banner for the Theology in Genre Fiction banner is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! Thank you ever so muchly! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | spoltz - 2016-08-11 7:39 PM Awesome banner! dalex - 2016-08-12 1:13 PM The banner for the Theology in Genre Fiction banner is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! Thank you ever so muchly! Thanks, glad you like it!
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | It's that time of year again!
I recreated my two challenges for 2017. Dave, can you update my banners to 2017 when you have the chance? They're for the 2017 LGBTQ Spec Fic and the 2017 I Just Have to Read More of That Author challenges. I already created the challenges and they're set to start in January, so they don't appear on the website yet, but they should be in the database.
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Location: UK | I will be doimg my Pick & Mix again in 2017.We had a fantastic 2016,with nearly 1040 books read compared with around 340 the year before! That's some improvement |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you also update the banners for the Read the Sequel and the Space Opera Challenges? Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | All these banners are updated or just repeated if they did not have the year on them. Let me know if you need any more. I think we're off to a great start already with almost all of the old challenges back for another go round and some interesting new ones to boot. Schweet! Be sure to spread the word on your social media!
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Not sure where to post this question, but will there will a 'published in 2017' challenge? I wasn't sure whether there was a demand for one, but since there is, here you go: 2017 Speculative Fiction Published This Year I'm not really up to graphics at the moment, but I'll see if I can manage to figure out something for a banner within a few days (unless Admin is feeling particularly inspired and creative and wants to do it). |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Link - 2017-01-08 12:52 PM I am new to making RYO challenges (and also a little bit graphics impaired as well) and need help actually putting the banner in place. How exactly is it put in there? Hi Link, I merged your thread with this one. To add your banner go to your reading challenge page and click the "Edit This Challenge" link. On the edit page you can add a link to your logo by pasting it into the "Custom Logo Link" field. This presupposes you have a place on the web to store your graphic. If you do not you can email your image to me (info at worldswithoutend dot com) and I will add it to your record. If you don't want to make your own banner then drop some ideas here in this thread and I, or someone else, can make one for you. Let me know if you have further questions.
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Location: behind the 4th wall | If someone could make a banner for the Slipstream Reading Challenge, I would greatly appreciate it! |
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dalex - 2017-01-10 9:11 AM If someone could make a banner for the Slipstream Reading Challenge, I would greatly appreciate it! Here's what I came up with. Hope you like it.
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Link - 2017-01-08 12:52 PM I am new to making RYO challenges (and also a little bit graphics impaired as well) and need help actually putting the banner in place. How exactly is it put in there? I went ahead and made a banner for you using bits from the decade list banners. Hope you like.
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Location: Dallas, Texas |  Thanks for the kind words about the banners. Here's another one i just put up. Hope you like this one too. I'll get to the others as I can.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | piibald - 2017-01-16 12:30 PM This banner is the prettiest of them all! I thought I have enough challenges already, but with a banner like this... sure, I can have another one. I want a poster like this on my wall. Thanks, pibald! Glad you like it and that it enticed you to join another challenge.
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Location: Dallas, Texas |  Here's one for the Unfinished Business 2017 Reading Challenge. Probably an obvious choice with the puzzle theme but I think it works pretty well just the same.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2017-07-18 11:06 AM Thanks to whoever made banners for the Men of Genre Fiction challenge and the Choose Your Own challenge! I love the designs.....and am very appreciative of your work! You are very welcome! Glad you like them. I've been meaning to get back to that MoGF forever and just never got around to it until the new one popped up to remind me.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2017-09-26 10:05 PM Just tried to make a Halloween Challenge and got an error message. If it did get put into the system (I can't see it since I made it start on October 1), can you make a banner for it? Thanks! Done and done. Hope you like it. 
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I've got the basics updated for the 2018 version of the RYO so it doesn't look too bad at the moment. I'll be jumping in later tonight to update all the banners that need a new date so stand by for those updates. If anyone needs a new banner just let me know and I'll help you out. Happy New Year! Read on! |
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Location: UK | Happy New Year Dave. Appreciate you getting stuck in so quickly. Please do update my dear old Pick & Mix banner to 2018. The FIFTH year for it,can you believe? |
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Can you update the banners to 2019 for the I Just Have To Read More Of That Author and LGBTQ Spec Fic Reading Challenges?
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Don't know why but I am struggling to add an image for my Book vs Movie challenge. No matter what I do I just get a broken link.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | justifiedsinner - 2019-01-08 7:49 AM Dave - Could you roll over the 2019 Triumvirate challenge picture? Thanks for Listomania BTW. Done deal and you are very welcome. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | finminer - 2019-04-27 10:39 AM Looks like Apocalypse 2019 with your nice movie-inspired banner went away in the reload, as well as the ability to sign up to The Weirdness because the screen is too long. Possible to fix? Thank you! With all the trouble we're having with our host service there is nothing I can do at the moment. Whatever I try to fix now will be blown away if the site goes down again which seems very likely. When things stabilize a bit I'll see what I can do to correct the RYO. Thanks for your patience. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | finminer - 2019-07-14 12:08 PM Hello Cap! I was updating and remembered you had put together an excellent banner for the Apocalypse 2019 challenge I put out there. However, I think it all got wiped out in the March-April stability issues. Can that challenge be recreated now? Should I create it or is it one you can roll over? Appreciate your help, thanks! Hey Fin, I tried to roll it over from the last one but it just won't work for me. It appears I'm missing some table connection that won't get created unless it goes through the signup form. You'll have to start it up from scratch but you can back date it to your original start date if you want. I still have the banner so when you set it up I'll add back the banner image. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | finminer - 2019-07-15 2:36 PM Ok, I recreated it, so it's ready for the banner. Thank you for your help! Banner is up. Sorry for all the trouble.
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | I have put in the Halloween Mini Challenge again for this year. Can you put in a banner for it? The one you made for the last one was great if you want to use it again.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2019-10-02 12:33 PM I have put in the Halloween Mini Challenge again for this year. Can you put in a banner for it? The one you made for the last one was great if you want to use it again. Thanks! Oops! I replied to this request in the other thread for the challenge itself. D'oh!
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you please create a banner for the Lois McMaster Bujold Challenge?
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2019-12-11 2:40 PM Can you please create a banner for the Lois McMaster Bujold Challenge? Thanks! 
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Awesome! Thanks! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | If you want to get a head start on challenge banners, I have submitted challenges for next year (only a few days away!). You can use the same banners as last time for three of them. One will need a new one.
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Location: UK | Dave,could you once more update my Pick& Mix banner? Cant believe this will be year 6 of the challenge. |
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hi Dave, I've also already gotten my two challenges ready. Could you update the I Just Have To Read More Of That Author and LGBTQ Spec Fic Challenge banners? |
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I have sent you an e-mail with 4 images for 2020 RYO Challenges, and also uploaded the images to the Book Covers section on MediaFire.
2020 Speculative Fiction Published This Year
2020 Books Read This Year
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Location: Dallas, Texas | illegible_scribble - 2019-12-30 1:27 AM Hi Dave, I have sent you an e-mail with 4 images for 2020 RYO Challenges, and also uploaded the images to the Book Covers section on MediaFire. 2020 Speculative Fiction Published This Year 2020 Books Read This Year 2020 Big Fun Novellas 2020 Award-Nominated Short Fiction Read This Year I've got these loaded up for your new challenges now, thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Happy New Year everyone! Let's all hope for a better year this year. I have updated the RYO pages with the new 2020 logo etc. If you see anything missing or broken please let me know. I'll be updating those missing banners as soon as tomorrow but it may take a few days to get to them all. Cheers! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you make a banner for the Native American Speculative Fiction Challenge?
In case you have forgotten, you made a pretty cool banner for the Killer Bs challenge a few years ago. You can use that one again if you want to.
Thanks!
And, Thanks for getting the Sequel and Space Opera banners up!
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Location: behind the 4th wall | Can you please make a banner for the 12:1 challenge? Thanks! |
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| I just recreated the Apocalypse challenge for 2020. Could you please update the Apocalypse 2019 banner for this challenge?
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hey Dave, you're missing the LGBTQ and the I Just Want to Read More of That Author banners. Thanks! Steve |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I will need a few days to get these banners all updated. I've got family in town still and I don't have a lot of time at the moment. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Just updated Apocalypse, Just Have to, LGBTQ, Killer B's II, Pick and Mix, and WoGF. More later when I get home.
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Thanks Dave! Have a Happy New Year! |
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Location: New Zealand | Hi Dave
I've resurrected the Spec Fic by People of Colour challenge because I missed it. I've updated the same banner that was used for the old challenge, but still can't figure out a way to add it to the challenge. So I've taken the route of one of the other ubers, and uploaded the banner to book covers on Media Fire. Hope you don't mind and that is okay.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | finminer - 2020-01-04 6:25 PM Just created a new challenge to read books by SWFA Grand Masters, using the award list on the site. Could you please create a banner for this? I'd be happy with the one used for the award, but a newly created one would be great too. I look to make this an annual challenge as well. Thanks! You beat me to it! I was just thinking I would bring that one back. I’ll fish out the old banner tonight. |
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Location: New Zealand | justifiedsinner - 2020-01-05 3:17 AM
If you click on the picture of the old challenge and open it in a new tab you can copy the URL that shows in the search bar and paste it into the relevant field in the new challenge set up.
It would be nice to have an rollover feature in the challenge set up though.
Thanks for that tip. It wouldn't have worked in this instance because I had to edited the '2015' out of it, but it's still good to know for the future. |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | Thanks for the 12:1 banner. You're a rockstar. |
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Also, could you resurrect either the Horror Tour from 2018 or The Weirdness from 2019? I don't see any horror challenges but I didn't want to create a new one from scratch, better to use one that people might be familiar with.
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Location: New Zealand | finminer - 2020-01-12 7:09 AM
Also, could you resurrect either the Horror Tour from 2018 or The Weirdness from 2019? I don't see any horror challenges but I didn't want to create a new one from scratch, better to use one that people might be familiar with.
Charles normally sets up the Weirdness challenge. That one is his baby. But he normally arrives a little later in January to set his challenges up. Give it a couple of weeks.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Engelbrecht - 2019-12-29 4:46 AM Dave, Could you please make a banner for my new challenge ROTFL! (Read funny books). Let your imagination go wild on this, but please don't use a year (so the banner can be easily reused). Thanks!
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hi Dave,
In light of the passing of Christopher Tolkien, I've brought back the Tolkien Challenge. Can you create the banner for it? Either reuse the original one or create a new one, as you see fit. Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Engelbrecht - 2020-01-15 12:51 AM Looks great - Calvin & Hobbes are a perfect choice!! Thanks!!!
Glad you like!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | spoltz - 2020-01-17 4:42 AM Hi Dave, In light of the passing of Christopher Tolkien, I've brought back the Tolkien Challenge. Can you create the banner for it? Either reuse the original one or create a new one, as you see fit. Thanks! Great idea for a challenge! New banner is up. 
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | That's a really great looking banner. Thanks so much! |
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Location: behind the 4th wall | If someone has a free moment could you please make a banner for the In the Beginning challenge? Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dalex - 2020-05-15 1:02 PM If someone has a free moment could you please make a banner for the In the Beginning challenge? Thanks! Here's what I came up with. I hope you like it. 
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Here's what I came up with. I hope you like it.
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you put a banner on this year's Halloween Challenge? I really like the pumpkin man in the flaming circle, if you want to use that one again.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2020-10-01 1:05 AM Wow - That was quick! Thanks! Wish I could update everything that quick! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you please create a banner for the 80s Books Challenge? I started it early to get the holidays in twice. I have a ton of 80s books that have been sitting around since the 80s.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2020-11-01 1:16 PM Can you please create a banner for the 80s Books Challenge? I started it early to get the holidays in twice. I have a ton of 80s books that have been sitting around since the 80s. Thanks! Sorry for the delay but I finally got around to making this banner. I hope you like it. 
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hi Dave, I've created the 2021 LGBTQ and I Just Have to Read challenges. Can you update the banners with 2021 and assign them? Thanks!! |
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Location: UK | And please add my 2021 Pick & Mix. Year Seven coming up! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you please add banners for the Read the Sequel, Space Opera and King Arthur Challenges? And can someone fix the error message so the King Arthur challenge will be visible?
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Location: Dallas, Texas | spoltz - 2020-12-23 10:52 AM Hi Dave, I've created the 2021 LGBTQ and I Just Have to Read challenges. Can you update the banners with 2021 and assign them? Thanks!! Done and done. Thanks for running those challenges again!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Engelbrecht - 2020-12-31 6:24 PM And please add a 2021 banner for the ROTFL challenge - thanks! Done deal!
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Location: New Zealand | Hey Dave, I tried everything I could to add a banner I made to the Urban Fantasy Challenge, but everything I tried just ended up with a broken link. Therefore, I have uploaded it to the book covers and hope you don't mind adding it to the Challenge for me.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Weesam - 2021-01-01 3:15 AM Hey Dave, I tried everything I could to add a banner I made to the Urban Fantasy Challenge, but everything I tried just ended up with a broken link. Therefore, I have uploaded it to the book covers and hope you don't mind adding it to the Challenge for me. Thanks Done deal. I had to resize it to the default 300x410. Cool banner!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Engelbrecht - 2020-12-31 6:24 PM And please add a 2021 banner for the ROTFL challenge - thanks! Done deal.
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Is it being the wrong size the reason it wouldn't work for me? I will try and remember that next time. Maybe it will save me a lot of frustration!
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Location: New Zealand | Tried again, but still get broken links, even with the picture at the right size. However, I realised if I posted the picture in the forum for the reading challenge, I could copy it from there and it works. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Weesam - 2021-01-01 4:24 PM Tried again, but still get broken links, even with the picture at the right size. However, I realised if I posted the picture in the forum for the reading challenge, I could copy it from there and it works. Excellent. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dustydigger - 2020-12-28 3:44 AM And please add my 2021 Pick & Mix. Year Seven coming up! Done deal. Seven years is awesome!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2021-01-01 12:08 AM Can you please add banners for the Read the Sequel, Space Opera and King Arthur Challenges? And can someone fix the error message so the King Arthur challenge will be visible? Thanks! All done. I hope you like the King Arthur banner!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2021-01-01 12:52 AM And a banner for the CliFi Challenge too! Thanks! Done deal. Hope you like...
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | I put the Halloween Mini Challenge in for October. Can you put the flaming pumpkin banner on it? (I like that one.)
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2021-09-07 11:39 AM I put the Halloween Mini Challenge in for October. Can you put the flaming pumpkin banner on it? (I like that one.) Thanks! You may have already seen that I got this one done for you but I meant to answer here so now I have. Cheers! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Thanks for that. I couldn't see it until the Challenge started on October 1st. Is there a way to see and edit challenges that you make before they start? I have always had to wait until the start date to be able to edit or see them. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2021-10-04 8:35 AM Thanks for that. I couldn't see it until the Challenge started on October 1st. Is there a way to see and edit challenges that you make before they start? I have always had to wait until the start date to be able to edit or see them. Easing into and out of RYO challenges is something that we desperately need to work on. |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | I couldn't wait until next year, so I created a Dune Challenge. Can you make a banner for it?
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2021-10-20 11:24 AM I couldn't wait until next year, so I created a Dune Challenge. Can you make a banner for it? Thanks! I went minimal. Hope you like it!  |
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA | Hey Dave,
I'm beginning the rush of updating banners for 2022. I've created the 2022 I Just Have To Read More... and 2022 LGBTQ+ Challenges. So when you have a chance, can you update the banners from this year and attach them to the new challenges?
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you please update the banners for the Read the Sequel and Space Opera Challenges and create one for the Star Trek Challenge? Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | I've got all the requested banners done for now. I hope you like the new ones. Here's to another great RYO year!
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Location: Windsor, Ontario | Hi, Just initiated a Speculative Fiction Throughout the Decades RYO, but don't have anything as a banner. Please help! Thanks for running a great site. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Adele1967 - 2022-01-01 12:51 PM Hi, Just initiated a Speculative Fiction Throughout the Decades RYO, but don't have anything as a banner. Please help! Thanks for running a great site. It took me a few days to get around to it but here ya go. I hope you like it! 
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | With the 80s Challenge ending, I have added a 70s Challenge starting in September. Can someone make a banner for it?
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2022-08-22 10:18 PM With the 80s Challenge ending, I have added a 70s Challenge starting in September. Can someone make a banner for it? Thanks! Banner is up! Sorry for the delay. Love that Rollerball font!
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can you put the banner up for this year's Halloween Mini Challenge? I love the burning pumpkin man, so can you use him again? Thanks! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | I have entered 2023 challenges. Can you add banners to them? Most can use previous banners. Thanks! Happy 2023!
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I've created the 2023 LGBTQ and "I Just HAVE to Read More of that Author" challenges. Can you update and apply the banners for them?
Also I created a new challenge called Elizabeth III. It's kind of like the Killer B's challenge, but features the three prominent Elizabeths in genre fiction: Moon, Bear, and Hand. If you have any ideas for a banner for this, maybe featuring their photos, or pics of their last names, like a moon, a bear, and a hand, that would be awesome.
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Location: UK | Hi Dave,once again I will be doing the Pick N Mix challenge,with the usual banner.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | spoltz - 2022-12-28 6:14 PM Also I created a new challenge called Elizabeth III. It's kind of like the Killer B's challenge, but features the three prominent Elizabeths in genre fiction: Moon, Bear, and Hand. If you have any ideas for a banner for this, maybe featuring their photos, or pics of their last names, like a moon, a bear, and a hand, that would be awesome. Thanks for your help and happy holidays! We have a banner for the "Elizabeth Noun Reading Challenge" from years ago. Will that do?
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I don't roll over every one of my challenges every year. Normally I try to do something different every year (although I haven't come up with anything yet!). Feel free to post the Sub-Genre (or Time Travel) if you would like. Sub-Genre will probably have more takers as it has more scope. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2023-01-13 12:03 PM Can someone make a banner for the Books Read This Year 2023 "challenge." You can use the previous one or make a new one, whatever you want. Thanks! Thought I'd try something different. I hope you like it. Cheers!
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | The banners you made for my new challenges are awesome! Thank you! |
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Location: UK | I was meaning to end the Pick N Mix challenge,but couldnt resist doing it for another year! lol
Still my dear old usual banner. Year 11 coming up!
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"Try to read at least one third from WWE's Baen Reader's List of Recommendations and/or from David Drake himself."
I'll leave it to you to find a kick ass image for the banner.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Adele1967 - 2024-01-03 2:47 PM Hi, I just initiated the David Drake Memorial Military SF Challenge. I re-read the second sentence wording and it's not clear enough can you correct it to read: "Try to read at least one third from WWE's Baen Reader's List of Recommendations and/or from David Drake himself." I'll leave it to you to find a kick ass image for the banner. Thanks so much. Great idea for a reading challenge! I'm working on the banner now. You might want to add something about Drake's status in the MilSF world to flesh out the memorial part of the challenge description.
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Location: Windsor, Ontario | Thanks. You are right, I think it needs a bit more.
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David Drake was an icon in the Military Science Fiction world. He wrote some of the most influential fiction in the genre. His work was honest, gritty, and it touched the lives of many readers and writers.
If you have never read any of his books, make it up to yourself and join this challenge.
From the TOR website:
https://www.tor.com/2023/12/11/military-science-fiction-author-david...
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Location: Dallas, Texas | What do you think? 
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Location: Windsor, Ontario | Great Banner!!!
Thanks.
Also, I finally found the "edit this challenge" button. |
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Location: UK | Still no sign of my Pick&Mix challenge appearing.Getting a bit antsey! |
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Location: New Zealand | dustydigger - 2024-01-09 5:38 PM
Still no sign of my Pick&Mix challenge appearing.Getting a bit antsey!
Did you set it to the correct dates? I've done that before, and set it for 2024 dates when we were only going into 2023! Can you see it to access it and check? |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dustydigger - 2024-01-09 12:38 AM Still no sign of my Pick&Mix challenge appearing.Getting a bit antsey! Hey Dusty, you'll need to set up your Pick & Mix again for this year. I can help you out if you want to meet up on Discord or Skype etc.
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Location: western Kentucky | I am doing a vampire challenge. It is called: Is Vampire fiction dead (or un-dead)? I could really use help with a banner! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Acknud - 2024-01-10 1:42 PM I am doing a vampire challenge. It is called: Is Vampire fiction dead (or un-dead)? I could really use help with a banner! Here ya go! 
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Location: western Kentucky | Administrator - 2024-01-10 6:17 PM
Acknud - 2024-01-10 1:42 PM I am doing a vampire challenge. It is called: Is Vampire fiction dead (or un-dead)? I could really use help with a banner! Here ya go! ?
That looks great! Thanks. |
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Location: Windsor, Ontario | I don't know what your policy is for adding outside links. Is it ok to add this to my David Drake challenge?
https://www.tor.com/2023/12/13/where-to-start-with-the-work-of-david... |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | dustydigger - 2024-01-09 12:38 AM Still no sign of my Pick&Mix challenge appearing.Getting a bit antsey! Pick & Mix is up and running!
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Adele1967 - 2024-01-13 6:26 AM I don't know what your policy is for adding outside links. Is it ok to add this to my David Drake challenge? Outside links are perfectly fine. That's a good one!
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| 2024 Speculative Fiction Published This Year https://www.worldswithoutend.com/rollyourown.asp?ryo_id=509
Banner has been uploaded to the Book Covers location. |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | illegible_scribble - 2024-01-20 4:51 AM 2024 Speculative Fiction Published This Year https://www.worldswithoutend.com/rollyourown.asp?ryo_id=509
Banner has been uploaded to the Book Covers location. Done deal. |
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Location: Portland, Oregon | Hi! My challenge is called Triple N. Readers are challenged to read all 6 of this year s Nebula Nominated Novels prior to the award ceremony in June. A custom banner would be magnificent if anyone has a chance to help me out. Cheers!
Edited by Ziesings 2024-03-16 7:38 AM
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Hi. Can someone please make a banner for the Vernor Vinge Memorial Challenge? Thanks! |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2024-04-01 8:05 AM Hi. Can someone please make a banner for the Vernor Vinge Memorial Challenge? Thanks! Like this, perhaps? 
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Excellent! Thanks! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Can someone make a banner for the challenge I just put in? Thanks! |
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Location: Great Lakes, USA | Thanks for the Fantasy banner. I love it. Reminds me of King Arthur, a subject I like.
Can you put in banners for the new challenges I entered for September and October? Definitely the same one for the Halloween Challenge - love that banner. The others you can use previous banners or if you are feeling creative, make new ones. Whatever you prefer. Thanks!
Edited by daxxh 2024-08-17 10:24 PM
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Location: Dallas, Texas | daxxh - 2024-08-17 10:17 PM Thanks for the Fantasy banner. I love it. Reminds me of King Arthur, a subject I like. Can you put in banners for the new challenges I entered for September and October? Definitely the same one for the Halloween Challenge - love that banner. The others you can use previous banners or if you are feeling creative, make new ones. Whatever you prefer. Thanks! Banner for Banned Books is up. In the interest of speed I repurposed our banned books list banner. I also added a few links to the description. 
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